[Mono-list] Using Mono to Access WMI on Remote Windows Machine

[Sebastien Pouliot]

Hello Bob,

On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 10:57 -0800, Bob Ingraham wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to find a way to have a Linux box obtain WMI information from
> Windows machines.
> 
> Unfortunately, MicroSoft's WBEM implementation (WMI) uses DCOM as the
> transport and and I've only found one commercial DCOM library for Linux
> (SoftwareAG).
> 
> MS's WMI specs also say that you can use .NET to access WMI information
> using the System.Management class.

but it probably still use DCOM to access the information so...

> Does anyone know if:
> 
> 1. This is already supported in Mono?

No.

> 2. If there are plans to support it in Mono (I didn't see it in the
> RoadMap)?  

Not that I know of.

> If so, when?

Like everything, i.e. when someone contributes it :-)

> 3. If there's any other way to remotely access WMI information from Linux?

Simple ;-)

a. Create a web service on the windows computer that expose the WMI
information / API.

b. Use Mono on Linux of access the information via SOAP.

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Sebastien Pouliot
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